Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an additional language. Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font and illustrations, The Football Trials is aimed at readers aged 12+ and has a manageable length (80 pages) and reading age (9+). Produced in association with reading experts at Catch Up, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties. This exciting coming of age story follows a boy from a tower block as he joins a premier league football academy. When Jackson's granddad is taken to hospital, Jackson's football suffers. When he loses his temper on the pitch, he puts his position on United's team at risk. Join Jackson as he struggles with the trials of football and family. Book band: Brown
| ISBN: | 9781472944238 |
| Publication date: | 14th June 2018 |
| Author: | John Hickman |
| Illustrator: | Neil Evans |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Education an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 78 pages |
| Series: | The Football Trials |